In the wake of oppression and civil unrest in Cuba, Archbishop Pérez has asked all people of good will to stand up in support of the island nation, its people, and all those in anguish.

Through a generous grant from Lilly Endowment Inc., Saint Charles Borromeo Seminary today announced that starting this fall, it will launch an English as a Second Language (ESL) program for its increasingly diverse seminary students.

Martha’s Choice Marketplace, a ministry of Catholic Social Services of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia (CSS), will serve as a pick-up site and distribute free healthy meals to children and families facing food-insecurity as part of former First Lady Michelle Obama’s campaign, “Pass the Love w/ Waffles + Mochi.”

On Wednesday evening, the House voted 217 to 212 in favor of H.R. 4373, the State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs (SFOPs) appropriations bill. H.R. 4373 excludes the Helms Amendment, which says that “no foreign assistance funds may be used to pay for the performance of abortion as a method of family planning or to motivate or coerce any person to practice abortions.”

Archbishop José H. Gomez of Los Angeles, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) has appointed Dr. Julie H. Rubio to serve on the National Review Board (NRB).

The Archdiocese of Philadelphia’s Office of Catholic Education (OCE) will host a virtual career fair for educators seeking full-time teaching positions in Archdiocesan secondary schools throughout the five-county region for the 2021-2022 academic year.Subject areas of need include Biology; Business; Chemistry; Engineering; Fine Arts; Mathematics; Special Education; Technology; and World Languages.

Today, the House voted 219 to 208 in favor of H.R. 4502, a package of appropriations bills that currently excludes the 46-year-old Hyde Amendment and other longstanding, bipartisan provisions like the Weldon Amendment.

The Archdiocese of Philadelphia is pleased to announce that Archbishop Nelson J. Pérez has approved the establishment of a Young Catholic Professionals (YCP) chapter in the five-county metropolitan area.

El pasado viernes 16 de julio del 2021, el papa Francisco, publicó Traditionis custodes, una carta apostólica emitida motu proprio sobre el uso de la Liturgia Romana previa a la reforma de 1970.

This past Friday, July 16, 2021, Pope Francis, published Traditionis custodes, an Apostolic Letter issued motu proprio on the use of the Roman Liturgy prior to the reform of 1970.